Photographic apparatus.



H. LILL.

PHOTOGRAPHIG APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1910.

Patented June 25, 1912.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH COUWASHlNGTO-N. D.cv

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUBERT LILL, OF MANNHEIM, GERMANY.

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUBER'r LILL, hofphotograph, a citizen of the GermanEmpire, residing at Mannheim, Baden, Germany, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Photographic Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a specifi cation.

The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus forphotographic purposes by which the person to be photographed may havevisual knowledge of the pose in which he has been placed.

According to this invention a mirror impervious to light is fitted tothe front of a closed casing or cabinet and is connected with the cameraor its objective in such a manner that the objective registersconstantly with an opening in the mirror, and is forced to move with themirror should the mirror be adjusted in a vertical plane. As the camerais within a closed space, the person to be photographed is notdistracted or disturbed by the movements of the operator. As the mirroris not transparent,

the camera space may be used at the same time as a dark room forchanging plates, and the camera operated in the well known mannerwithout a bellows or curtain. More over, the cabinet, according to thepresent invention, can be placed according to the re quirement of anyparticular circumstances at any desired point in the studio.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view partly in section andpartly in diagram of my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showinga different form of camera.

The character a in the drawing designates a camera which is showndiametrically in Fig. 1, and may be of any desired size or form. Thecamera is placed in a closed space having its front covered by an opaquemirror (Z, the objective 0 of the camera pass ing through the mirror andbeing connected thereto in such manner that the objective mustnecessarily follow the movement of the mirror. The mirror is mounted invertical grooves e in the wall of the cabinet, so that it may beadjusted to any desired height at which it is intended to use thecamera.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. July 25, 1910.

Patented June 25, 1912. Serial No. 573,770.

The mirror may be fitted within the grooves so as to be held at thedesired height frictionally or, if preferred, counter-balancing meansmay be provided to support the weight of the mirror and the camera.However, ordinarily the mirror will be sufficiently supported from thecamera stand which is usually telescopic or vertically adjustable.

In Fig. 2 the camera is shown without the inclosing curtain or bellows,which is unnecessary inasmuch as the camera is arranged within aninclosed space into which no light may enter.

It will be readily seen from the foregoing description that I haveprovided an apparatus in which the person posed before the camera mayhave a perfect conception of the pose in which he has been placed andafter being posed will not be distracted by the movements of theoperator. The apparatus will therefore be found especially de sirable intaking pictures of children. Inasmuch as the cabinet is preferablyportable, it is not necessary to utilize the gloomy and unattractivecamera space which has heretofore been employed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent is:

1. A photographic apparatus comprising a closed cabinet, a camera withinthe cabinet having its objective extending through one wall of thecabinet, and an opaque mirror mounted on the wall of the cabinet andfixed to and surrounding the objective of the camera.

2. A photographic apparatus comprising a cabinet having vertical groovesin one wall, an opaque mirror engaging said grooves and movablevertically therein, and a camera within the cabinet having its objectiveeX- tending through and fixed to the mirror.

Dated this 8th day of July 1910.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

HUBERT LILL.

Witnesses R. IVENTZEL, CURT KLIEMANN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 1). C.

